Fighters must have a certain amount of wins in addition to a winning record to be considered. Amateur fighters must have at least 4 wins and Professional fighters must have 3 wins. Additionally, their opponents must have a combined total of 6 wins at the time of their fight before fighters become eligible.

Fighters must have at least one fight within the last 12 months in the Ohio Valley region. Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they’ve been inactive for 12 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, or self-imposed hiatuses.

Fighters are placed in the weight division of their last fight. If the fight took place at a catchweight then the fighter will be moved into the next highest weight class. Fighters can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time.

Fighters who are signed to national organizations – UFC, Bellator, World Series of Fighting, One FC, etc. – are not eligible for our rankings once they fight in those organizations. However, they can become eligible again if they fight locally.

All stats are pulled from the official fighter database, MixedMartialArts.com. If a fight is missing then it doesn’t count.

DISCLAIMER: BluegrassMMA Rankings are based on the aforementioned STATS. There are no opinions or favoritism involved in these rankings.